adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/θɪˈmætɪk/
/θɛˈmætɪk/
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CMU ARPABET:TH IY0 M AE1 T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Relating to or having a theme (“subject”) or a topic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He had a thematic collection of postage stamps with flags on them (where (UK) thematic collection is equivalent to (US) topical collection)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Relating to a melodic subject.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of a word stem, ending in a vowel that appears in or otherwise influences the noun or verb's inflection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Of or relating to a theme (“subdivision of the Byzantine empire”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A postage stamp that is part of a thematic collection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A case that indicates the (usually inanimate) party which is a participant to the verbal predicate where that participant does not undergo any tangible change of state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: THM
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective
Meaning 7
relating to or constituting a topic of discourse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective
Meaning 8
of or relating to a melodic subject
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unthematic
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θεματικός (thematikós), from θέμα (théma, “theme”). Equivalent to theme + -atic.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
թեմատիկ
(tʻematik)
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Asturian:
temáticu
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Belarusian:
тэматы́чны
(tematýčny)
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Bulgarian:
тематичен
(tematičen)
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Catalan:
temàtic
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Chinese Mandarin:
主體性的 /主体性的
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Chinese Mandarin:
主题性的
(zhǔtíxìngde)
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Czech:
tematický
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Danish:
tematisk
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Dutch:
thematisch
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Esperanto:
tema
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Finnish:
temaattinen
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Finnish:
aiheenmukainen
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
French:
thématique
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Galician:
temático
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
German:
thematisch
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Hungarian:
tematikus
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Italian:
tematico
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Japanese:
主題
(shudai)
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Kazakh:
тақырыптық
(taqyryptyq)
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Polish:
tematyczny
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Portuguese:
temático
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Russian:
темати́ческий
(tematíčeskij)
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Spanish:
temático
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Swedish:
tematisk
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Ukrainian:
темати́чний
(tematýčnyj)
— relating to or having a theme or a topic
Welsh:
thematig
— relating to or having a theme or a topic